Posts Tagged: "Digital Distribution"

Today we’re taking a very concrete look at three well-known digital distribution platforms for PC video games. Entering the virtual squared circle of combat is Valve’s Steam, Electronic Arts’ Origin and Ubisoft’s Uplay digital distribution platforms. Amazon.com is also a major contributor of digital game sales. Yet these others offer...

[GR]7jZ30WSGFWY[/GR] Just last week Sony Online Entertainment’s FPS monstrosity, commonly known as Planetside 2 was featured in a portion of our PC gaming gift guide. This is SOE’s big gamble, a massively scaled, MMO-FPS with zero cost of entry. The game has taken a fledgling and bleak genre from decrepit to “epic!” Planetside...

If you don’t know Steam, then you should brush up on that here. The Cliff Notes… Steam is a free application that acts as a digital marketplace for purchasing thousands of games as well as doubling as a fully functioning social networking service for gamers. Upon purchase, games are downloaded...